Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

This Order may be cited as the Scottish Police Authority (Provision of Goods and Services) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st April 2013.

In this Order—

• “the 2012 Act” means the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012; and

• “security service activities” means services relating or analogous to—

  1. (a)

     the guarding of, or controlling entry to, premises or property;

  2. (b)

     guarding persons, including natural persons;

  3. (c)

     immobilisation of vehicles;

  4. (d)

     private investigation involving surveillance, inquiries or investigation for the purpose of obtaining information; or

  5. (e)

     providing advice as to the taking of safety precautions in relation to risk to property or persons including natural persons or the keeping of custody of keys or locks.